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1 EXTRAORDINARY BUiTENGEWONE THE UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA \.'5o"ernment Staa ts hoera n t VAN DIE UNIE VAN SUID-AFRIKA [Registered at the General Post Office as a Newspaper.] [Geregistreer by die Hoofposkaotoor as '0 Nuusblad.] CAPE TOWN, 19TH APRIL, VOL. CXXXI.] PRICE 6d. PRYS 6d. [No KAAPSTAD, 19 APRIL OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER. KANTOOR VAN DIE EERSTE MINISTER. The following Government Notice IS gem~ral information:~ published for No. 750.] [19th April, It is notified that His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government has been pleased to assent to the following Acts, which are hereby published for general information ;~ No. 15 of 1943 ; No. 16 of 1943 : No. 17 of 1943 :.,! PAGE Jury. Lists Suspension Act, Insolvency Law Amendment Act, 1943 IV Matrimonial Causes Jurisdiction Amendment Act, No. 18 of 1943 : Prescription Act, 1943 Xll No. 19 of 1943 : Offices of Profit Amendment Act, 1943 xx No. 20 of 1943 : Electoral Laws Amendment Act, 1943 xxii Onderstaande Goewermentskennisgewing word ter algemene inligting gepu bliseer. No. 750.] [19 April Hierby word bekendgemaak dat dit Sy Eksellensie die Amptenaar Belas met die Uitoefening van die Uitvoerende Gesag behaag het om sy goedkeuring te heg aan onderstaande wette, wat hierby, ter algemene inligting, gepubliseer word; BLADSY No. 15 van 1943 : Wet tot Opskorting van J urie- Iyste, III No. 16 van 1943: Wet tot Wysiging van die Insolvensiewet, v No. 17 van 1943: Wysigingswet op Regsbevoegdheid in Matrimoniele Regsake, 1943 III No. 18 van 1943: Verjaringswet, Xlll No. 19 van 1943 : Wysigingswet op Winsbetrekkings, 1943 XXI No. 20 van 1943 : Wysigingswet op die Kieswette, 1943 xxiii

2 ii U.NION GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY, 19TH APRIL; No. 15, 1943.] ACT To suspend certain provisions of the Criminal Procedure. and Evidence Act, (Signed by the Officer Adrninister'ing the Government in English.) (Assented to 6th April, 1943.) BE IT ENACTED by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate and the House of Assembly of the Union of South Africa, as follows Susp~l'!sion of 1. (1) The provisions of section one hundred and seventy-two Pl' t':lslons of f A of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act, 1917 (Act No. 31 sec Ion ct. d 31 of 1917 as of 1917), are hereby suspended until the first ay of the month amended by notified under sub-section (2). section 28 of Act 46 of (2) The Governor-General may, by proclamation in the Gazette, notify the month of the year (which shall be not later than the second year after the year in which the Union has, according to the proclamation by the Governor-General in terms of section seven of the War ~ieasures Act, 1940 (Act No. 13 of 1940), ceased to be at war) as from which the provisions of the said section one hundred and seventy-two shall again come into operation, and thereupon the reference in the last mentioned section to the month of January and the year 1936, shall be deemed to be a reference to the month and year so notified. Short title. 2. This Act shall be called the J IHy Lists SllSpension Act, No. 17, 1943.] Act No. 22 of Short title. ACT To apply the Matrimonial Causes Jurisdiction. Act, 1939, to the Mandated Territory of South"West Africa, and the port and settlement of Walvis Bay. (Signed by the Officer Administering the Government in English.) (Assented to 6th April, 1943.) E IT ENACTED by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, B the Seuate and the House of Assembly of the Union of South Africa, as follows 1. The Matrimonial Causes Jurisdiction Act, 1939 (Act No. 22 of 1939) is hereby amended by the insertion of the following new sections after section seven "Definition. 7bis. In this Act" Union" includes the Mandated Territory of South-West Africa. Application 7ter. This Act shall apply to the Mandated Territow SouAtfh: torv of South-West Africa and the port and settleest rica'. and Walvis ment of WalViS Bay, and for the purpose of such Bay. application the High Court of South-West Africa shall be deemed to be a provincial division of the Supreme Court of South Africa." 2. This Act shall be called the l\latrimonial Causes Jurisdiction Amendment Act, 1943.

3 UNIE BUITENGEWONE STAATSKOERANT, 19 APRIL iii No. 15, 1943.] WET Tot opskorting van sekere bepalings van die "Wet op de Kriminele Procedure en Bewijslevering, 1917". (Deur die A mptenaar Belas met die U itoefening van die Uitvoerende Gesag in Engels geteken.) (Goedgekeur op 6 April 1943.) IT WORD BEPAAL deur Sy Majesteit die Koning, die D Senaat en die Volksraad van die Dnie van Suid-Afrika, as volg : 1. (1) Die bepalings van artikel honderd twee-en-sewentig van Opskorting van die "Wet op de Kriminele Procedure en Bewijslevering, 1917" be~alingsvan (Wet No. 31 van 1917), word hierby opgeskort tot die eerste artikel 172 van dag van d Ie maan d mgevo. 1 ge su b -artl'k e 1 ( 2) b e k en d gemaa k. soos Wet gewysig 31 van deur 1917 ' ( ) D G 1 k.. d' artikel 28 van Wet 2 Ie oewerneur-generaa an by proklamasle m Ie 46 an Staatskoerant, die maand van die jaar (wat nie later mag wees v nie as die tweede jaar na die jaar waarin die Dnie volgens die proklamasie van die Goewerneur-generaal ingevolge artikel sewe van die Wet op Oorlogsmaatreels, 1940 (Wet No. 13 van 1940), opgehou het om in 'n oorlog betrokke te wees) vanaf welke die bepalings van genoemde artikel honderd twee-ensewentig weer in werking tree, bekendmaak, en die verwysing in laasgenoemde artikel na die maand Januarie en die jaar 1936 word vervolgens geag 'n verwysing na die aldus bekendgemaakte maand en jaar te wees. _ 2. liierdie Wet heet die Wet tot Opskorting van J vrielyste Kort tit'll No. 17, 1943.] WET Om die Wet op Regsbevoegdheid in Matrimoniele Regsake. 1939, toe te pas op die mandaatgebied Suidwes-Afrika en die hawe en nedersetting Walvisbaai. (Deur die Amptenaar Belas met die Uitoefening van die Uitvoerende Gesag in Engels geteken.) (Goedgekeur op 6 April 1943.) IT WORD BEPAAL deur Sy Majesteit die Koning, die D Senaat en die Volksraad van die Dnie van Suid-Afrika, as volg 1. Die Wet op Regsbevoegdheid in Matrimoniele Regsake, Wysiging Vim Wet 1939 (Wet No. 22 van 1939), word hiermee gewysig deur die No. 22 van volgende nuwe artikels na artikel sewe in te voeg "Woord- 7bis. In hierdie Wet omvat " Dnie" die manbepaling. daatgebied Suidwes-Afrika.. Toepa~sing 7ter. Hierdie Wet is van toepassing op die man riuldwes. daatgebied Suidwes-Afrika. en die hawe en nederen Walvra_ setting Walvisbaai, en vir die doeleindes van baai. sodanige toepassing word die Hooggeregshof van Suidwes-Afrika geag 'n provinsiale afdeling van die Hooggeregshof van Suid-Afrika te wees." 2. Hierdie Wet heet die Wysigingswet op Regsbevoegd- Kort titel. heid in Matrimoniele Regsake, 1943.

4 iv UNION GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY, 19TH APRIL, No. 16, 1943.] DefiniLion. Amendmont of section 2 of Act section 4 of Act section 1) (2) of Act section 8 (q) ofact section 9 of Act ACT To amend the Insolvency Act, 1938, and to apply it to the Mandated Territory of South"West Africa and the port and settlement of Walvis Bay. (Signed by the Officer Administering the Government in Afrikaans.) (Assented to 6th April, 1943.) E IT. ENACTED by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, B the Senate and the House of Assembly of the Union of South Africa, as follows: 1. In this Act the expression "the principal Act" shall mean the Insolvency Act, 1936, as amended from time to time. 2. Section two of the principal Act is hereby amended (a) by the deletion of the proviso to the definition of "free residue" ; (b) by the insertion of the following definition after the definition of "free residue": ", Gazette' means the Union of South Africa Government Gazette, but in the application of this Act to the mandated territory of South-West Africa, means the Official Gazette of the said mandated territory." ; (c) by the insertion of the following definitions after the definition of "sheriff": " 'special mortgage' means a mortgage bond hypothecating any immovable property or a notarial mortgage bond hypothecating specially described movable property in terms of section one of the Notarial Bonds (Natal) Act, 1932 (Act No. 18 of 1932), but excludes any other mortgage bond hypothecating movable property;, Supreme Court', 'Division of the Supreme Court' and' Provincial or Local Division of the Supreme Court', include the High Court of South-West Africa; 'the Territory' means the mandated territory of South-West Africa." (d) by the addition at the end thereof of the following definition: ", Union' includes the mandated territory of South West Africa." 3. Section four of the principal Act is hereby amended (a) by the addition of -the following provisos at the end of sub-section (1): "Provided that when a petition is presented as aforesaid in the High Court of South-West Africa the periods to be observed as aforesaid shall be thirty-five days and twenty-one days respectively, instead of thirty days and fourteen days: Provided further that if the last seven days of the said period of thirty-five days do not fall wholly within a term for the dispatch of civil work of the High Court of South-West Africa then the said period shall be extended so as to embrace the first seven days of the next succeeding term." (b) by the deletion of the words "in a registered letter" occuring in sub-section (2). 4. Sub-section (2) of section five of the principal Act is hereby amended by the addition of the following words at the end thereof: "Including any business the debtor is licensed to carry on in terms of the Liquor Act, 1928, but subject in every case, mutatis mutandis, to the provisions of section seventy." 5. The Afrikaans text of paragraph (g) of section eight of the principal Act is hereby amended by inserting the words " een of ander van" after the word "om". 6. Section nine of the principal Act is hereby amended (a) by the insertion of the words "or is insolvent" after the words "act of insolvency" occurring in sub-section (1); (b) by the addition of the following words at the end of the first sentence in sub-section (3): " or otherwise allege that the debtor is in fact insolvent."

5 UNIE BUITENGEWONE STAATSKOERAN'l', 19 APRIL v No. 16, 1943.] WET Om die Insolvensiewet, 1936, te wysig, en om dit to~ te pas op die mandaatgebied Suidwes-Afrika en die hawe en nedersetting Walvisbaai. (Deur die AmptenaaT Belas met die Uitoefening 'van die U itvoetende Gesag in Afrikaans geteken.) (Goedgekeur op 6 ApTil 1943.) IT WORD BEPAAL dem 8y Majesteit die Koning,. die D 8enaat en die Volksraad van die Vnie van Suid-Afrika, as voig: 1. In hierdie Wet beteken die uitdrukking "die Hoofwet" WoordbepRling. die Insolvensiewet, 1936, soos van tyd tot tyd gewysig. 2. Artikel twee van die Hoofwet word hiermee gewysig- W~siging van (a) deur die voorbehoudsbepaling van die omskrvwing artlkel 2 van Wet No. 24 van 1936, van "vrye oorskot" te skrap ; (b) deur die volgende omskrywing na die omskrywing van "vrye oorskot" in te voeg : ",Staatskoerant' beteken die Staatskoerant van die V nie van Suid-Mrika maar insake die toepassing van hierdie Wet op die mandaatgebied Suidwes Afrika beteken dit die Offisiele Koerant van genoemde mandaatgebied." (c) deur die volgende omskrywings na die omskrywing van "balju" in te voeg: ",8pesiale verband' beteken 'n verband wat enige onroerende goed verhipotikeer of 'n notariele verband wat losgoed spesiaal daarin beskryf verhipotikeer ingevolge artikel een van die Wet op Notariele Verbande (Natal) 1932 (Wet No. 18 van 1932), maar sluit nie in enige ander verband wat losgoed verhipotikeer nie;,hooggeregshof',,afdeling van die Hooggeregshof' en,provinsiale of Plaaslike Afdeling van die Hooggeregshof' omvat die Hooggeregshof van Suid wes-afrika ;,die Gebied' beteken die mandaatgebied 8uidwes Mrika." (d) deur die volgende omskrywing aan die end daarvan by te voeg: ",Vnie' omvat die mandaatgebied 8uidwes-Afrika." 3. Artikel vier van die Hoofwet word hiermee gewysig: W~siging van (a) deur die vol.gkende voorbehoudsbepalings aan die end ~~~k;~!a~ar9~~t van sub-artl el (1) by te voeg: "Met dien verstande dat waar 'n versoek ingedien word so os voormeld in die Hooggeregshof van 8uidwes Afrika die bedoelde periodes wat moet nagekom word respektieflik vyf-en-dertig dae en een-en-twintig dae is, in plaas van dertig dae en veertien dae : Met dien verstande voorts dat ingeval die laaste sewe dae van bedoelde periode van vyf-en-dertig dae nie geheel en al binne die sittingstyd vir die afbandeling van siviele sake van die Hooggeregshof van Suidwes-Afrika val nie bedoelde periode dan verleng moet word om die eerste sewe dae van die eersvolgende sittingstyd in te sluit." ; (b) dem die woorde "per geregistreerde brief" wat in sub-artikel (2) voorkom te skrap. 4. Sub-artikel (2) van artikel vyf van die Hoofwet word W~siging van hiermee gewysig deur die volgende woorde aan die end daarvan ;::~:. ~l ~:~ by te voeg: "met inbegrip van enige besigheid wat die skuldenaar gelisensieer is om te drywe ingevolge die Drankwet, 1928, maar onderworpe in eike geval, mutatis mldandis, aan die bepalings van artikel sewentig" Die Afrikaanse bewoording van paragraaf (g) van artikel W~SklgIln8g(v)an agt van d Ie H 00 f wet wor d hi ermee gewyslg. d eu! d' Ie woor darb e Wet e No, 24 'J van "een of ander van" na die woord "om" in te voeg, Artikel nege van die Hoofwet word hiermee gewvsig: Wysiging van (a) d eur d Ie ' woor d e f' It'''' t " d' artikel 9 van Wet,,0 IllSO ven IS III e voeg, na l~ No. 24 van woorde "begaan het" waar hulle in sub-artikel (1) voorkom; (b) deur die volgende woorde aan die end van die eerste voisin van sub artikel (3) by te voeg: "of andersins dan beweer dat die skuldenaar wei insolvent is".

6 vi UNION GAZ.ETTE EXTRAORDINARY, 19TH APRIL, Section thirteen of the principal Act is hereby amended (a) by the substitution of the words "finally or on acceptance of surrender", for the word "finally"; (b) by the addition of the following new sub-sections as sub-sections (2) and (3), the present section becoming sub-section (I): section 13 of Acb "(2) Where the individual estate of a partner is unable fully to meet the costs of sequestration, the balance shall be paid out of the estate of the partnership. (3) The surrender of the estate of a partnership shall not be accepted unless and until the Court is satisfied that petitions have been presented for the acceptance of the surrender of the separate estates of all the partners in the partnership concerned, and that in this regard the requirements of section four have been observed. The petitions re the surrender of the separate estates of the several partners may be incorporated in the petition re the surrender of the estate of the partnership." 8. The Afrikaans text of section fifteen of the principal Act section 15 of Act is hereby amended by the deletion of the words "van oordeel " and the substitution therefor of the word "oortuig". Am':lndment of 9. Sub-section (1) of section sixteen of the principal Act section 16 (1) ofact is hereby amended by the insertion in brackets of the words "(' mc I u d' mg an or d er on acceptance 0 f surren d er )" a fter the word "sequestration". Am:ndm<:lnt of 10. Sub-section (4) of section seventeen of the principal Act N~~l~~ ~N~~~.f Act IS hereby deleted and the following new sub-section substituted therefor: " (4) When the Master has received a sequestration order or an order setting aside a provisional sequestration order he shall in each case give notice in the Gazette of such order." n. Sub-section (3) of section eighteen of the principal Act section 18 (3) of Act is hereby amended by the addition of the following words at No. 24ofl936. the end thereof: "Such sale shall furthermore be after such notices and subject to such conditions as the Master may direct." 12. Paragraph (d) of sub-section (2) of section twenty-one section 21 (2) (d) of the principal Act is hereby amended by the insertion of the of Act No. 24 of following words before the word "or" occurring at the end thereof: "or by the Insurance Ordinance, 1927 (Ordinance No. 12 of 1927 of the Territory),". section 23 of Act 13. Section twenty-three of the principal Act is hereby amended by the insertion of the following sub-section as sub-section (3)bis after sub-section (3) :. "(3)bis. Where a trustee has given his written consent to an insolvent to enter into a contract, or to carryon a trade in terms of sub-section (2) or sub-section (3), as the case may be, he shall forthwith forward t.o the Master a copy of such consent. Any trustee who does not so forward such consent within one week after it has been granted, shall be deemed to have contravened the provisions of paragraph (b) of section sixty." 14. Sub-section (5) of section thirty-.~even of the principal section 37 (5) ofact Act is hereby deleted and the following new sub-section substi- tuted therefor: "(5) A stipulation in a lease that the lease shall terminate or be varied upon the sequestration of the estate of either party shall be null and void, but a stipulation in a lease which restricts or prohibits the transfer of any right under the lease or which provides for the termination or cancellation of the lease by reason of the death of the lessee or of his successor in title, shall bind the trustee of the insolvent estate of the lessee or of his successor in title, as if he were the lessee or the said successor, or the executor in the estate of the lessee or his said successor, as the case may be." 15. Sub-section (4) of section forty1our of the principal Act section 44 (4) ofact is hereby amellded- (a) by the deletion of the words" and if he has not realized the security" and the substitution therefor of the words:

7 UNIE BUITENGEWONE STAATSKOERANT, 19 APRIL vii 7. Artikel dertien van die Hoofwet word hiermee gewysig- Wysiging van (a) deur die woord finaal" te skrap en te vervang deur artikel13van Wet." No. 24 van dle woorde "finaal of by aanname van boedeloorgawe" ;. (b) deur die volgende nuwe sub-artikels as sub-artikels (2) en (3) by te voeg, waardeur die bestaande artikel sub-artikel (1) word:,,(2) Ingeval die afsonderlike boedel van 'n vennoot nie in staat is om die koste van sekwestrasie ten volle te dek nie, word die oorskot betaal uit die boedel van die vennootskap. (3) Die oorgawe van die boedel van 'n vennootskap word nie aangeneem nie, tensy en totdat die Hof oortuig is dat verso eke ingedien is om die aanname van die oorgawe van die afsondedike boedels van al die vennote van die betrokke vennootskap en dat in hierdie verband die vereistes van artikel vier nagekom is. Die verso eke insake die oorgawes van die afsonderlike boedels van die verskeie vennote kan ingelyf word in die versoekskrif in sake die oorgawe van die boedel van die vennootskap." 8. Die Afrikaanse bewoording van artikel vyft'ien van die Wysiging van Hoofwet word hiermee gewysig deur die woorde "van oordeel" artikel15 van Wet t e s krap en t e vervang deur d' Ie woor d "oor t Ulg. ". No. 24 van Sub-artikel (1) van artikel sestien van die Hoofwet word Wysiging van hiermee gewysig deur die woorde,,(met inbegrip van 'n order artikel 16 (1) van by aanname van boedeloorgawe)" tussen hakies na die woord Wet No. 24 van "sek wes t rasle-or. d'" er ill te voeg. 10. Sub-artikel (4) van, artikel sewentien van die Hoofwet Wjsiging van word hiermee geskrap en vervang deur die volgende nuwe artikel 17 (4) yan sub-artikel ; Wet No. 24 van,,(4) Wanneer die Meester 'n sekwestrasie-order ont vang het, of 'n order wat 'n voorlopige sekwestrasie-order vernietig, moet hy in elke geval kennis gee in die Staatskoerant van sodanige order." n. Sub-artikel (3) van artikel agtien van die Hoofwet word Wysiging van hiermee gewysig deur die volgende woorde aan die end daarvan artikel 18 (3) van by te voeg;. Wet No. 24 Vall " S 0 d amge ver k' opmg moet ver d er voora f gegaan word deur die kennisgewings en is onderworpe aan die voor waardes wat die jl,ieester mag voorskrywe." 12. Paragraaf (d) van sub-artikel (2) van artikel een-en- Wysiging van tw'inti,g van die Hoofwet word hiermee gewysig deur die vol- artikel 21 (2) (d) gende woorde in te voeg voor die woord "of" waar dit aan die ~an i!~~ No. 24 end daarvan voorkom; van.. "of deur die Versekerings-Ordonnansie, 1927 (Ordonnansie No. 12 van 1927 van die Gebied) ;". 13. Artikel d rie-en-twintig van die Hoofwet word hiermee Wysiging van gewysig deur die volgende sllb-artikel in te voeg as sllb-artikel artikel23 van Wet (3)bis na sub-artikel (3) ; No. 24 van ,,(3)bis.,\Vanneer 'n kurator aan 'n insolvent sy skrifte like toestemming gegee het om 'n kontrak aan te gaan of om handel te drywe, ingevolge sub-artikel (2) of snb artikel (3), na gelang van die geval, moet hy sonder ver suim 'n afskrif van die toestemming aan die jl,ieester stuur. 'n Kurator wat nie aldus sodanige toestemming aan stuur binne 'n week nadat dit toegestaan is nie, word geag die bepalings van paragraaf (b) van artikel sestig te oor tree het." 14. Sub-artikel (5) van artikel sewe-en-dertig van die Hoof- Wysiging van wet word hiermee geskrap en vervang deur die volgende nuwe artikel :n (5) van sub-artikel ; Wet No. 24 van,,(5) 'n Beding in 'n hllurkontrak dat die huur sal eindig of 'n verandering ondergaan met die sekwestrasie van die boedel van een of ander van die partye tot die huur is nietig, maar 'n beding in 'n hnurkontrak wat die oordrag van enige reg wat bestaan kragtens die hllllrkontrak, beperk of verbied, of wat voorsiening maak vir die be eindiging of intrekking van die huur uit hoofde van die dood van die huurder of van sy regsopvolger, verbind die kurator van die insolvente boedel van die huurder of van sy regsopvolger, asof hy die huurder of die bedoelde regsopvolger was, of die eksekuteur van die boedel van die huurder of van sy bedoelde opvolger, na gelang van die geval.". 15. Sub-artikel (4) van artikel vier-en-veertig van die Hoofwet Wysiging van word hiermee gewysig-'- artikel 44 (4) van (a) deur die woorde "en as hy die sekuriteit nie te gelde TI;~~ No. 24 van gemaak het nie" te skrap en te vervang deur die'. woorde:.

8 viii UNION GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY, 19TH APRIL, section 52 of Act " and if it consists of movable property in his possession which he has not rf'alized " ; (b) by the insertion of the words "or proved" after the word "submitted" in the proviso. 16. Section fifty-two of the principal Act is hereby amended by the addition of the following sub-section at the end thereof: " (6) A creditor may not vote on the question as to whether steps should be taken to contest his claim or preference.', 17. Paragraph (d) of section fifty-five of the principal Act is section 55 (d) ofact hereby amended by the deletion of the words "or in the No. 24 ofl936. mandated territory of South-West Africa". 18. Sub-section (2) of section fifty-six of the principal Act section 56 (2) ofact is hereby amended by the deletion of the words "and the mandated territory of South-West Africa". 19. Sub-section (1) of section sixty-seven of the principal section 67 (1) ofact Act is hereby amended by the addition of the following defi- nition at the end thereof: " For the purposes of this sub-section the word 'Province' shall include the Territory." 20. Sub-section (1) of section seventy-three of the principal section 73 (1) ofact Act is hereby amended by the deletion of the words "institute No. 24 ofl936. or defend any legal proceedings on behalf of the estate", and the substitution therefor of the words "act as aforesaid". 21. Sub-section (3) of section seventy-eight of the principal section 78 (3) ofact Act is hereby amended by the deletion of the words "was tendered at a meeting of creditors but the claim was wholly or partly rejected" and the substitution therefor of the words " has been duly tendered at a meeting of creditors". 22. Section eighty of the principal Act is hereby amended by Rection 80 (1) ofact the addition of the following words at the end of sub-section (1) thereof: " Such authorization may be given by the Master at any time, whether before or after the second meeting of creditors ". Insertion of new 23. The principal Act is hereby amended by the insertion section 80bia in Act of the following section as section eighty bis after section eighty: "Sale of 80bis. (1) At any time before the second meeting movable of creditors the trustee shall, if satisfied that any property on bl f h h f h h authori~a- mova e property 0 t e estate oug tort WIt tion of to be sold, recommend to the Master in writing Master. accordingly stating his reasons for such recommendation. (2) The Master may thereupon authorize the sale of such property, or of any portion thereof, on such conditions and in such manner as he may direct: Provided that, if the Master has notice that such property or a portion thereof is subject to a right of preference, he shall not authorize the sale of such property or such portion, unless the person entitled to such right of preference has given his consent thereto in writing or the trustee has guaranteed that person against loss by such sale." 24. Section eighty-three of the principal Act is hereby section 83 of Act amended- (a) by the deletion of the words "(whether that property be movable or immovable)" and the words "or mortgage" occurring in sub-section (11) thereof; (b) by the deletion of sub-section (13) and the substitution therefor of the following new sub-section: "(13) The preceding provisions of this section shall apply mutatis mutandis in respect of any creditor for value of a solvent spouse mentioned in section twenty-one, who holds as security for his claim against that spouse any movable property belonging to that spouse." 25. Sub-section (2) of section eighty-five of the principal Act section 85 (2)of Act is hereby amended by the deletion of the word "due", and the substitution therefor of the word "calculated". 26. Section eighty-six of the principal Act is hereby amended section 86 of Act by the deletion of the words "special mortgage bond" and t h e su b stitutlon. t h erefor of the. words "mortgage bond hypothecating immovable property". Am~ndment of 27. Sub-section (5) of section eighty-nine of the principal section 89 of (5) of Act is hereby amended by the insertion of the words "or Act the Administration of the Territory" after the word "administration ".

9 UNIE BUI'l'ENGEWONE STAA'fSKOERANT, 19 APRIL ix "en as dit bestaan uit losgoed wat in sy besit is en wat hy nie te gelde gemaak het nie." ; (b) dem die woorde "of bewys" in te voeg na die woord "voorge18" in die voorbehoudsbepaling. 16. Artikel twee-en-vyftig van die Hoofwet word hiermee Wysiging van gewysig deur die volgende sub-artikel aan die end daarvan artike152 van Wet by te voeg: No. 24 van ,,(6) 'n Skuldeiser mag nie stem oor die vraag of daar stappe gedoen sal word om sy vordering of By preferente reg te betwis nie." 17. Paragraaf (d) van artikel vyf-en-vyftig van die Hoofwet Wysiging van word hiermee gewysig deur die woorde "of die mandaat- al'tikel 55 (d) van gebied Suidwes-Afrika" te skrap. Wet No. 24 van IS. Sub-artikel (2) van artikel ses-en-vyftig van die Hoofwet Wysiging van word hiermee gewysig deur die woorde "en die mandaatgebied artikel 56 (2) van Suidwes-Afrika" te skrap Wet No. 24 van '. 1936, 19. Sub-artikel (1) van artikel sewe-en-sestig van die Hoofwet Wysiging van word hiermee gewysig dem die volgende omskrywing aan artikel 67 (1) van die end daarvan by te voeg : Wet No. 24 van " vit, d'ie doei' emdes van h'lerd'ie sub-artl'ke, I omvat d'ie woord,provinsie' die Gebied". 20. Sub-artikel (1) van artikel drie-en-sewentig van die Wysiging van Hoofwet word hiermee gewysig deur die woorde "namens die artikel 73 (1) van boedel as eiser of verweerder in regte mag optree nie" te skrap n;;~ No. 24 van en te vervang deur die woorde "soos voormeld mag handel nie" Sub-artikel (3) van artikel agt-en-sewentig van die Hoof- Wysiging van wet word hiermee gewysig deur die woord "tereg" in te voeg artikel 78 (3) van voor die woord "aangebied" en die woorde "maar die vor- n;;~ No. 24 van dering geheel of gedeeltelik afgewys is" te skrap Artikel tagtig van die Hoofwet word hiermee gewysig W.~~iging van deur die volgende woorde aan die end van sub-artikel (1) artlkel 80 (1) van \Vet No. 24 van daarvan by te voeg: 1936 " Sodanige magtiging mag te eniger tyd dem die Meester.. verleen word, hetsy voor of na die tweede byeenkoms van skuldeisers". 23. Die Hoofwet word hiermee gewysig deur die volgende Inv:oeging v:an. artikel in te voeg as artikel tagtig bis na artikel tagtig : ;t~kek 80~~ In "Verkoop SObis. (1) Te eniger tyd voor die tweede byeen- 19;6. o. van ~an t:sgoed koms van skuldeisers moet die kurator, as hy ~::ti;:g oortuig is dat enige losgoed in die boedel sonder dem Meester.versuim verkoop behoort te word, skriftelik aan die Meester aldus 'n aanbeveling doen, met daarby By redes daarvoor. (2) Die Meester kan daarna die verkoop van bedoelde goed of van enige gedeelte daarvan magtig, op die voorwaardes en op die wyse deur hom bepaal : Met dien verstande dat, indien die Meester kennis dra dat sodanige goed of 'n gedeelte daarvan onderworpe is aan 'n preferente reg, hy nie die verkoop van sodanige goed of Bodanige gedeelte mag magtig nie, tensy die persoon wat geregtig is op bedoelde preferente reg skriftelik sy toestemming daartoe gegee het, of die kurator gewaarborg het dat bedoelde persoon nie deur' die verkoop verlies sal ly nie." 24. Artikel drie-en-tagtig van die Hoofwet word hiermee Wysiging van gewysig-. artikel83 van Wet (a) deur die woorde,,(onverskillig of daardie goed roerend No. 24 van of onroerend is)", en die woorde "of verband" wat in sub-artikel (11) daarvan voorkom te skrap; (b) deur sub-artikel (13) te skrap en deur die volgende nuwe sub-artikel te vervang:,,(13) Die voorafgaande bepalings van hierdie artikel is mutatis mutandis van toepassing met betrekking tot 'n skuldeiser vir waarde van 'n solvente eggenoot bedoel in artikel een-en-twintig, wat enige losgoed wat aan daardie eggenoot behoort as sekuriteit vir sy vordering besit." 25. Sub-artikel (2) van artikel vyf-en-tagtig van die Hoofwet W~siging van word hiermee gewysig deur die woorde "verskuldig is vir" ;tl:~ 8~i2~ van te ~krap en te vervang deur die woorde "bereken word ten 19;6~ o....an opslgte van". 28. Artikel ses-en-tagtig van die Hoofwet word hiermee Wysiging van gewysig deur die woorde "spesiale verband" te skrap en te artikel86van Wet vervang deur die woorde "verband wat onroerende goed ver- No. 24 van 1936, hipotikeer". 27. Sub-artikel (5) van artikel nege-en-tagtig van die Hoofwet W~siging van word hiermee gewysig deur die woorde "of die Administrasie artlkel 89 (5) van van d Ie ' G e b' Ie d" ns. d' d d". ". Wet No. 24 van Ie woor "a milllstrasie III te voeg. ]936.

10 x UNION GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY, 19TH APRIL, seetion 90 of Act section 99 of Act No. 24 ofl936. section 101 of Act No. 24 of 1936 as substituted by section 87 of Act No. 31 of section 119 (7) of Act No. 24 ofl936. section 124 of Act se'etion 134 (1) of Act No. 240f1936. section 148 of Act scction 1Ill) of Act No. 24 ofl936. Tariff A in the SE\Cond Schedule to Act No. 24 of l!)36. Application of A, t No. 24 of 1936 to SOllth West Africa and 'Walvis Bay. Hereal of S.W.A. Ordillance No.7 of Short title and date of commencement. 28. Section ninety of the principal Act is hereby amenued by the insertion of the words "or the Land and Agricultural Bank of South West Africa" after the words "South Africa". 29. Section ninety-nine of the principal Act is hereby amended by the deletion at the end thereof of the words "Workmen's Compensation Act, 1934 (Act No. 59 of 1934)" and the substitution therefor of the words "Workmen's Compensation Act, 1941 (Act No. 30 of 1941), or the Workmen's Compensation (Accidents and Industrial Diseases) Proclamation, 1924 (Proclamation by the Administrator of the Territory No. 27 of 1924), as amended from time to time" Section one hundred and one of the principal Act is hereby amended by the addition of the following paragraph at the end thereof: " For the purposes of this section the expression' Act of Parliament' shall include an Ordinance of the Territory." 31. Sub-section (7) of section one hundred and nineteen of the principal Act is hereby amended by the deletion of the words "or in terms of sub section (8) ". 32. Section one hundred and twenty-four of the principal Act is hereby amended (a) by the deletion of the word and symbol "or (8) " occurring in sub-section (1) thereof; (b) by the addition at the end of paragraph (0) of subsection (2) thereof of the words: "or of the Insolvency Ordinance, 1928 (Ordinance No.7 of 1928), of the Territory". 33. Sub-section (1) of section one hundred and thirty-fo'ur of the principal Act is hereby amended by the insertion of the words "or, in the case of an insolvent whose estate has been sequestrated by an order of the High Court of South-West Africa, the German language" after the word "language". 34. Section one hundred and forty-eight of the prineipal Act is hereby amended by the insertion of the words "or under the Insolvency Ordinance, 1928 (Ordinance No. 7 of 1928 of the Territory) " after the words" Insolvency Act, 1916". 35. Section one hundred and fifty of the principal Act is hereby amended by the addition of the following new subsection as sub-section (5): "(5) There shall be no appeal any Order made by the Court in terms of this Act, as provided in this section ". 36. Tariff "A" in the Second Schedule to the principal Act is hereby amended by the addition of the following words at the end thereof: "For a Deputy Sheriff's Fees in the ten per cent. shall be added to the fees set out above, except in the case of the travelling allowance per mile". 37. The principal Act as amended by this shall apply to the mandated territory of South-West Africa and the port and settlement of Walvis Bay, and for the purposes of such application the said port and settlement shall be deemed to be a portion of the said mandated territory. 38. The Insolvency Ordinance, 1928 (Ordinance No. 7 of 1928), of the Territory, the Insolvency Law Amendment Proclamation, 1932 (Proclamation by the Administrator of the Territory No. 24 of 1932), and the Insolvency Ordinance Amendment Proclamation, 1933 (Proclamation by the Administrator of the Territory No. 21 of 1933), are hereby repealed: Provided that, if an estate was sequestrated or assigned in the Territory before the commencement of this Act, the sequestration or assignment and all proceedings in connection therewith shall be completed, and a person whose estate was sequestrated or assigned before such commencement and any matter relating to such sequestration, assignment or person shall be dealt with as if this Act had not been passed; and provided further that, if, before the said commencement, any action was taken under the said Ordinance No. 7 of 1928, with a view to the surrender or sequestration of an estate but the surrender or sequestration was not effected before the said commencement, such action shall, after such commencement, be deemed to have been taken under the principal Act, as amended by this Act, in so far as the principal Act so amended makes provision therefor. 39. Tllis Act shall be called the Insolvency Law Amendment Act, 1943, and shall come into operation on a date to be fixed by the Governor-General by proclamation in the Gazette, in so far as its application to the mandated territory of South West Africa and the port and settlement of Walvis Bay is concerned, but shall otherwise be in force as from the date of promulgation.

11 UNIE BUITENGEWONE STAATSKOERfu~T. 19 APRIL xiii No. 18, 1943.] WET TO'l wysiging en konsolidering van die wetsbepalings J. op verjaring.,; (ljeur die Amptenaar Belas met die Uitoefening van die I. Ui;tvoerende Gesagin Afrikaan.~ geteken.).. (Goedgeke1lr op 9 April 1943.) IT WORD BEPAAL deur Sy Majesteit die Koning, die D, Senaat, en die Volksraad van dieunie van Suid-Afrika,,/ " as volg: /.1. In hierdie Wet, tensy uit die samehang anders blyk, Woordomskl'Yoe eken-. wing. ~ "aksie", enige geregtelike verrigtings van 'n siviele aard in 'n bevoegde hof in die Unie ingestel om 'n reg af te dwing;."skuldeiser", 'n persoon deur wie 'n reg by aksie afdwing 'baar is' I."skuldenaar,", 'n persoon teen wie 'n reg by aksie afd wing! baar is;."mondelinge kontrak" enige kontrak behalwe 'n skriftelike kontrak; "regson bevoegde persoon", (i) 'n minderjarige;.(ii) enige persoon onder kuratele ; (iii) in die geval van 'n aksie tussen eggenotes, beide. man en vroll, tensy hulle uitmekaar is ; (iv) in die geval van 'n aksie tussen vennote, ten opsigte van regte wat uit die vennootskap ontstaan, elke vennoot vir solank as wat hy 'n lid van bedoelde vennootskap bly;.. verjaring", verkrygende sowel as bevrydende verjaring; ". "skriftelike kontrak" ook 'n kontrak waarvan die ~epalings watbewys moet word om die eis in geskil te staaf, op. skrif is, indien bedoelde geskrif as getuienis toelaatbam is.. ~.' (1) Verkrygende verjaring is die verkryging van eiendoms- Verkrygende reg deur die besit van 'n ander se roerende of onroerende goed verjaring. of die gebruik van 'n servituut ten opsigte van onroerende, :goed, voortdurend vir dertig jaar, nec vi, nec clam, nec precario. (2) Sodra die dertigjarige termyn verstryk het, word sodanige besitter of gebruiker ipso jure eienaar van die goed.cf:die 'Servituut, na gelang van die geval 3. (1) Bevrydende verjaring is die onafdwingbaarmaak Be,?,y~ende van 'n reg deur verloop van tyd. verjartng..'. (2) Die termyne ten opsigte van bevrydende verjaring is 'dievolgende: (a) negentig dae ten opsigte van terugvordering van die oorskenking bo vyfhonderd pond van 'n donasie wat nie geregistreer of voor 'n notaris veily is nie ; (b) een jaar ten opsigte van (i) 'n aksie op grond van laster; (ii) die actio redhibitoria; (iii) die actio quanti minoris; (iv) 'n aksie op grond van laesio enormis; (c) drie jaar ten opsigte van (i) enige mondelinge kontrak ; (ii) enige vergoeding hoegenaamd of uitgawes wat, aan iemand betaalbaar is (hetsy onder 'n skriftelike of 'n mondelinge kontrak) vir of in verband met deur hom bewese dienste of verrigte werk ; (iii). die prys van roerende goed wat verkoop en gelewer is, van materiaal wat gelewer is of kos of inwoning,wat verskaf is (hetsy bedoelde prys onder 'n skriftelike of 'n mondelinge kontrak betaalbaar is) ; (iv} huurgeld wat onder enige kontrak betaalbaar is ; (v) rerite wat onder enige kontrak betaalbaar is met ip.begrip van 'n verband ; (vi) aksies vir skadevergoeding behalwe die waarvoor 'n ander termyn in hierdie Wet vasgestel word; (vii) die actio doli ; (viii) behoudens die bepalings van paragrawe (a) en (b) condictiones indebiti, condictiones sine causa, en gemeenregtelike verrigtings vir restitutio in integrum;

12 Xiv ' UNION GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY, 19TH APRIL, Where two or more periods a.pply. 5. (1) Extinctive prescription shall begin to run (a) in respect of an action for defamation (i) where the debtor is known to the creditor, from the date when the defamation was first brought to the knowledge of the creditor; or (ii) where the debtor is not known to the creditor, from the date on which the creditor ascertained or might reasonably have been expected to ascertain the name of the debtor; " (b) in respect of the recovery of the excess iii value of a donation exceeding five hundred pounds,. from the date of delivery;, (c) in respect of any action for damages, other than for defamation, from the date when the wrong upon which the claim for damages is based was first brought to the knowledge of the creditor, or from the. date on which the creditor might reasonably have been expected to have knowledge of such wrong, whichever is the earlier date;, (d) in respect of an action, other than for damages, from the date on which the right of action first accrued against the debtor. When prescription begins. 6. (1) Extinctive prescription shall be interrupted by- (a) acknowledgment by the debtor by (i) part payment; (ii) payment of interest; (iii) the giving of security; or (iv) admitting liability in any other manner, whether express or implied, and whether verbal or in writing; (b) service on the debtor of any process whereby action is instituted; (c) submission to arbitration; (d) the filing of a claim against (i) an insolvent estate; (ii) an applicant under the Farmers' Assistance Act No. 48 of 1935 ; (iii) a company in liquidation; or (iv) the estate of a deceased person, Interruption of prescription. (d) six years in respect of written contracts, including bills of exchange and other liquid documents but excluding mortgage bonds unless a shorter p,eriod is applicable under any provision of paragrap!h (c); (e) thirty years in respect of (i) mortgage bonds; l~. (ii) judgments of a court of law for paym, -nt of money, or for specific performance, or other such judgments which require further action by :the person in whose favour they have been given, l~ order to secure compliance therewith; (iii) any other action for which a period has not been provided in this Act. '\ (3) No defence to a claim shall become prescribed before the \ said claim is itself prescribed. (4) A judgmeut of a court of law other than one, referred \ to in paragraph (e) (ii) of sub-section (2) shall never be prescribed., (5) A debt prescribed by extinctive prescription (i) may be set off against a debt which came into existence after the lapse of the period of prescription; and (ii) is sufficient to support a contract of suretyship; but, (iii) may not be ceded or in any other way transferred: Provided that after the lapse of thirty years from the date on which the right of action in respect thereof first came into existence, a debt so prescribed shall cease to be capable of being set off or of supporting such contract of suretyship. ' 4.,If two or more periods of prescription may be applied to one cause of action the longest period shall be the period of prescription.,. (2) For the purposes of this Act a right of action in respect of a claim referred to in paragraph (c) (ii) of sub-section (2) of section three shall be deemed first to have accrmid when the work or :services in question have been completed or when the relationship of employer and employed has ceased in regard to the particular matter, whichever is the earlier date.

13 UNIE BUITENGEWONE STAATSKOERANT, 19 APRIL xv (d) ses jaar ten opsigte van skriftelike kontrakte met inbegrip van wissels en ander likwide stukke maar met uitsluiting van verbande, tensy 'n korter termyn onder enige bepaling van paragraaf (0) van toepassing is; (e) dertig jaar ten opsigte van (i) verbande; (ii) vonnisse van 'n geregshof vir betaling van 'n geldsom of vir spesifieke nakoming, of ander sodanige vonnisse wat verdere geregtelike stappe vereis deur die persoon ten gunate van wie hulle gegee is, om uitvoering daarvan te bewerkstellig ; (iii) enige ander aksie waarvoor in hierdie Wet geen termyn vasgestel is nie. (3) Geen verweer teen 'n eis verjaar alvorens bedoelde eis self verjaar het nie. (4) 'n Ander as 'nin paragraaf (e) (ii) van sub-artikel (2) bedoelde vonnis van 'n geregshof verjaar nooit nie. (5) 'n Deur bevrydende verjaring verjaarde skuld- (i) kan in mindering gebring word van 'n skuld wat na verstryking van die verjaringstermyn ontstaan het ; en (ii) is 'n voldoende grondslag vir 'n borgkontrak; maar (iii) mag nie gesedeer of op 'lnige ander wyse oorgedra word nie: Met dien verstande dat 'n aldus verjaarde skuld na verloop van dertig jaar vanaf die datum waarop die vorderingsreg ten opsigte daarvan eers ontstaan het nie meer in mindering gebring kan word of as grondslag vir 'n borgkontrak kan dien nie. 4. Wanneer twee of meer verjaringstermyne ten opsigte Waal" twee of van een skuldoorsaak van toepassing is, is die langste termyn meel" te;my!le van regsgeldig. toepasslllg IS. 5. (1) Bevrydende verjaring loop Wa~llleer verjaring (a) ten opsigte van 'n aksie op grond van laster begm loop. (i) indien die skuldenaar hom bekend is, vanaf die datum waarop die laster eers onder die skuldeiser se aandag gebring is; of, (ii) indien die skuldenaar hom onbekend is, vanaf die datum waarop die skuldeiser die skuldenaar se naam te wete gekom het of waarop. redelikerwyse verwag kon word dat hy die naam sou te wete kom; (b) ten opsigte van terugvordering van die oorskenking van 'n donasie bo vyfhonderd pond, vanaf die datum van lewering ; (0) ten opsigte van enige aksie vir skadevergoeding behalwe op grond van laster, vanaf die datum waarop die onregmatige daad waaruit die vergoedingseis ontstaan, eers onder die skuldeiser se aandag gebring is, of vanaf die datum waarop redelikerwyse verwag kon word dat hy van bedoelde daad bewus sou wees, watter datum ook die eerste is; (d) ten opsigte van 'n ander aksie as vir skadevergoeding, vanaf die datum waarop die vordenngsreg eers teen die skuldenaar ontstaan het. (2) Vir die doeleindes van hierdie Wet word 'n vorderingsreg ten opsigte van 'n in paragraaf (0) (iil van sub-artikel (2) van artikel drie bedoelde eis, geag te ontstaan het wanneer bedoelde werk of dienste voltooi is of wanneer die verhouding van werkgewer en werknemer, vir Bover dit die betrokke saak raak, opgehou het om te bestaan, watter datum ook die eerste is. 6. (1) Bevrydende verjaring word gestuit deur- Stuiting van (a) die skuldenaar se skuldbekentenis by wyse van verjaring. (i) gedeeltelike betaling; (ii) betaling van rente; (iii) die stel van sekerheid; of (iv). e ander manier van erkenning van aanspreekeid, hetsy uitdruklik of stilswyend, hetsy mondelings of skriftelik ; (b) die diening op die skuldenaar 'van enige prosesstuk waarby aksie ingestel word; (0) onderwerping aan arbitrasie; (d) die indiening van 'n eis teen (i) 'n insolvente boedel ; (ii) 'n applikant onder die Boere-Bystandswet, No. 48 van 1935 ; (iii) 'n maatskappy in likwidasie; of (iv) die boedel van 'n oorledene;

14 xvi UNION GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY, 19TH APRIL, (1) Extinctive prescription shall be suspended- (a) so long as performance of an obligation is delayed by vis major or the debtor is lawfully entitled to delay performance on any other ground;. (b) during the period of disability of the creditor; (c) during the absence of the debtor from the Union for a period exceeding six months; (d) until the date on which the creditor might reasonably have been expected to discover the true facts in respect of his right of action, if by the fraud of the debtor the creditor has been prevented from discovering such facts; (e) in an action founded upon the fraud of a debtor, until the date on which the creditor might reasonably have been expected to discover the said fraud. (2) The period of suspension of prescription shall not be deemed to form part of the period of prescription, but prescription shall resume its running from the date on which the suspension ceases, and shall be completed at the expiration of a period which at the date of commencement of suspension, is equal to the unexpired portion of the full period required by this Act. Suspension of prescription. Co-debtors. Disability of creditor. Absence of debtor. Application of Act. Action on an account. Application to Crown. Prescription to raised in pleadings. Repeal of laws. and shall begin to run de novo from the date when the interruption occurred: Provided that no period of prescription so beginning to run as a result of an admission of liability, other than an acknowledgment in writing, shall exceed three years. (2) Iuterruption as against the principal debtor shall be deemed to be an interruption as against the surety. S. Prescription shall not be affected in respect of one joint debtor by any fact which would affect prescription in respect of any other joint debtor, except in the case of debtors liable in solidum. 9. When the creditor is a person under disability, extinctive prescription shall not begin to run until the date ou which disability ceased. 10. When the debtor is absent from the Union extinctive prescription shall not begin to run until the date of his return. 11. (1) A prescription which has been completed at or after the commencement of this Act shall be deemed to have been completed under this Act. (2) A prescription which has begun to run prior to the commencement of this Act shall be deemed to have begun to run under this Act, but except in respect of a case referred to in paragraph (a) of sub-section (2) of section three the period shall be the period which was applicable prior to such commencement: Provided that (a) in no case shall the period exceed thirty years; (b) in no case mentioned in paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) of sub-section (2) of section three shall the period exceed eight years. (3) Nothing in this Act contained shall affect any provision with regard to prescription which is in force in any law other than the laws specified in the Schedule. (4) This Act shall not apply to any action between Natives in so far as under the Native Administration Act, No. 38 of 1927, such action is governed by Native law. 12. If action is instituted for the amount or balance of an account, no right of action in respect of a. prescribed claim shall be maintainable by reason only of the inclusion in the same account of some other claim in respect of which the right of action first arose within the period of prescription. 13. This Act binds the Crown: Provided that acquisitive prescription shall not run against the Crown unless theproperty concerned is capable 'of being alienated by the Government and of being owned by a private person. be 14. A party to a suit who raises prescription shall do so in the pleadings: Provided that the court may allow prescription to be raised at any stage in the proceedings. 15. (1) Any rule of the common law which is inconsistent with the provisions of this Act is hereby repealed and article XVI of the Placaat of the Emperor Charles the Fifth dated